New England's Tom Brady is playing in his eighth conference championship and seeking his sixth Super Bowl appearance. Denver's Peyton Manning, meanwhile, is in his fourth conference championship game and looking for a third Super Bowl appearance.

Peyton Manning (AP Photo)

In the 14 previous head-to-head battles, Brady is 10-4 against Manning, and that includes a 2-1 advantage in the playoffs. But the quarterbacks have split the last eight meetings.

When: Sept. 30, 2001, at New England Stage: Regular season (Week 3)Brady: 13-of-23, 168 yardsManning: 20-of-34, 196 yards, 1 TD, 3 INTsSignature moment: Manning threw two pick sixes; the second by Ty Law part of a 21-point fourth quarter for New England.Fallout: Brady replaces an injured Drew Bledsoe for good and gets the Patriots their first win after a 0-2 start.

2. Patriots 38, Colts 17

When: Oct. 21, 2001, at Indianapolis
Stage: Regular season (Week 6)
Brady: 16-of-20, 202 yards, 3 TDs
Manning: 22-of-34, 335 yards, 1 TD
Signature moment: Brady threw a 91-yard TD pass to David Patten for a 14-3 lead in the second quarter.
Fallout: New England improves to 3-3, and eventually Brady leads a run that culminates with a win against St. Louis in Super Bowl XXXVI.

3. Patriots 38, Colts 34

When: Nov. 30, 2003, at Indianapolis
Stage: Regular season (Week 13)
Brady: 26-of-35, 236 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs
Manning: 29-of-48, 278 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT
Signature moment: The Colts have a chance to take the lead in the final minute, but the Patriots stop Edgerrin James on goal-to-go on first, second and fourth down.
Fallout: The Patriots win the matchup of 9-2 teams, and that helps New England get home-field advantage for the AFC playoffs.

When: Jan. 16, 2005, at New England
Stage: AFC divisional playoffs
Brady: 18-of-27, 144 yards, 1 TD
Manning: 27-of-42, 238 yards, 1 INT
Signature moment: Brady broke a 6-3 game open with a 5-yard TD pass to David Givens with 1:30 left in the third quarter. Brady added a 1-yard TD run in the fourth quarter.
Fallout: Brady improved to 6-0 against Manning and leads the Patriots to a win against the Eagles in Super Bowl XXXIX.

7. Colts 40, Patriots 21

When: Nov. 7, 2005, at New England
Stage: Regular season (Week 9)
Brady: 22-of-33, 265 yards, 3 TDs
Manning: 28-of-37, 321 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
Signature moment: Manning's 30-yard TD pass to Marvin Harrison with 5:53 remaining clinches his first head-to-head win against Brady.
Fallout: The Colts improve to 8-0 and eventually start out 13-0 but lose in an upset in the divisional to Pittsburgh. New England finishes 10-6 and loses to Denver in the divisional round.

When: Nov. 4, 2007, at Indianapolis
Stage: Regular season (Week 9)
Brady: 21-of-32, 255 yards, 3 TDs, 2 INTs
Manning: 16-of-27, 225 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Signature moment: New England rolls in with an 8-0 record, and erases a 20-10 deficit in the fourth quarter with two TD passes by Brady.
Fallout: Brady leads the Patriots to a 16-0 record with a NFL record 50 TD passes, but New England loses to the New York Giants in XLII.

When: Oct. 7, 2012, at New England
Stage: Regular season (Week 5)
Brady: 23-of-31, 223 yards, 1 TD
Manning: 31-of-44, 337 yards, 3 TDs
Signature moment: Brady leads two TD drives in the third quarter, one capped by a one-yard TD in the fourth quarter, to put New England ahead 31-7.
Fallout: The Broncos win out until the AFC divisional playoffs against Baltimore. The Ravens beat the Patriots in the AFC championship the following week.

14. Patriots 34, Broncos 31, OT

When: Nov. 24, 2013, at New England
Stage: Regular season (Week 12)
Brady: 34-of-50, 344 yards, 3 TDs
Manning: 19-of-36, 150 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Signature moment: Wes Welker, brought over from New England in the offseason, failed to field a punt in overtime that resulted in a Patriots' fumble recovery. Stephen Gostkowski then kicks the game-winning 31-yard field goal.
Fallout: The Broncos managed to get home-field advantage behind Manning, who set NFL records with 5,477 passing yards and 55 TDs.